Whatever Happened World Tomorrow

(Paperback)

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Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, the long-awaited follow-up to Mom's Cancer, is a unique graphic novel that tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his father.



Spanning the period from the 1939 New York World's Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975, it is told through the eyes of a boy as he grows up in an era that was optimistic and ambitious, fueled by industry, engines, electricity, rockets, and the atom bomb. An insightful look at relationships and the promise of the future, award-winning author Brian Fies presents his story in a way that only comics and graphic novels can.





Interspersed with the comic book adventures of Commander Cap Crater (created by Fies to mirror the styles of the comics and the time periods he is depicting), and mixing art and historical photographs, this groundbreaking graphic novel is a lively trip through a half century of technological evolution. It is also a perceptive look at the changing moods of our nation-and the enduring promise of the future.

Praise for Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow


"A graphic novel that looks like TV's "Futurama" bred with The Golden Age of Comic Books, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow is at times charming, at times sad and foreboding, and always thought provoking." -Air & Space Smithsonian



"A hopelessly optimistic moon-age daydream"-The Village Voice

"An exceptional and highly engaging experience." -The Miami Herald


"Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow is a very special book that will speak to you on so many levels. And at the end of it, when you sit there and think on what you've just read, it may even make you, like it did me, realise that Fies' vision of our past and his hope for the future is something we can all share in. Quite brilliant."-Richard Bruton, forbiddenplanet.co.uk

F&P level: Y

Author Bio

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, Moms Cancer, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Childrens Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels A Fire Story, which received four starred reviews and a regional Emmy Award for an animated adaptation, and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, winner of the American Astronautical Societys 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Best Young Adult Literature. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.